Castle Crashers®

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 141k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

The Behemoth · 2D · Sep 26, 2012

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
12
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio1 of 11
Subtitles0 of 11

Should I buy Castle Crashers®?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 141k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
84% of themes are praise8% are divided8% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even after all these years, it's still one of the most fun co-op games ever made.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat can be easy to learn yet it's really unique, with incredible mechanics that can be tricky to learn and do in battle sometimes but also satisfying at the same time.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is fantastic, and the combat system is one the best parts of the game.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Though oftentimes crude and to the point, Castle Crashers is easily one of the most fun multiplayer experiences out there.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is incredible, even without the DLC, it's a comfortable comical unique art style that's inspired by the 2000's newgrounds era.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Atmosphere, story, it all balances together and even the money system is great.. it feels very well thought out, you never build up an excess and you're always spending it on stuff.

+4 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Co-op98 reviews
Gameplay58 reviews
Combat37 reviews
Multiplayer30 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Story21 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Characters13 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Controls9 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
100% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
56% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended
  • Steam Input API Support

Store features

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

8 points recordedtoday · $14.99